Media
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Trump’s social media company will go public after merger with shell company is approvedMar 22, 2024 10:16 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump is returning to the stock market. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Seasoned Arlington developer splashes doubt on Bears' lakefront play ployMar 14, 2024 7:15 am - Are the Bears serious about building a new stadium in Chicago, or is that just a negotiating ploy to boost public funding of their Arlington Heights site?
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Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social
Mar 12, 2024 8:51 am - Former President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk last summer whether the billionaire industrialist would be interested in buying Trump’s social network Truth Social, accordi...
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Jim O'Donnell: Poles is deftly handling media in Indy, but not soothing the coreFeb 29, 2024 7:04 am - RYAN POLES IS WINNING the media “Battle of Indianapolis” this week with a polished NFL 3-pointer. He's being poised, polite and — most notably — semantically elusive ...
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Jim O’Donnell: If Reinsdorf’s initial $1 billion stadium gambit fails, why not a telethon?Feb 22, 2024 6:37 am - JERRY REINSDORF CELEBRATES his 88th birthday Sunday and there's still no report that his autobiography is in the works. Since Alice Cooper long ago took “Billion Doll...
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Longtime NPR host Edwards dies at 76
Feb 13, 2024 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” for just shy of 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happen...
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Jim O'Donnell: If Kyle Shanahan can't pick a winner, how can America?Feb 10, 2024 7:14 am - AN ESTEEMED ANTIGUA-BASED ODDSMAKER once said: “Everything in life starts out at 50-50. It happens or it doesn't.” Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs +2 today? It hap...
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Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
Feb 09, 2024 1:16 pm - NEW YORK — Big name advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday — enlisting high-profile actors, investing in dazzling special effects and, they ho...
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Jim O'Donnell: Live from Las Vegas, Dan Patrick continues to own Super Bowl week chatterFeb 08, 2024 6:49 am - IF THERE WAS ANY LINGERING QUESTION about Dan Patrick being the most engaging daily sports talker in America, he's putting it to rest in Las Vegas this week. Patrick ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Is DraftKings weighing a plan to shake up sports media in Chicago?Feb 02, 2024 8:22 pm - WHEN THE THIRD-LARGEST RADIO MARKET in America has two reeling sports talk stations, rumors will rumble. Hottest one going around Chicago right now is that a major sp...